US6524281B1 - Needle protection device for use with a vial - Google Patents

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US6524281B1
US6524281B1 US09/549,337 US54933700A US6524281B1 US 6524281 B1 US6524281 B1 US 6524281B1 US 54933700 A US54933700 A US 54933700A US 6524281 B1 US6524281 B1 US 6524281B1
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Lawrence P. Hudon
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/31—Details
    • A61M5/32—Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
    • A61M5/3205—Apparatus for removing or disposing of used needles or syringes, e.g. containers; Means for protection against accidental injuries from used needles
    • A61M5/321—Means for protection against accidental injuries by used needles
    • A61M5/3216—Caps placed transversally onto the needle, e.g. pivotally attached to the needle base
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/24—Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or carpules, e.g. automatic
    • A61M2005/2403—Ampoule inserted into the ampoule holder
    • A61M2005/2414—Ampoule inserted into the ampoule holder from the side
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/24—Ampoule syringes, i.e. syringes with needle for use in combination with replaceable ampoules or carpules, e.g. automatic
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/28—Syringe ampoules or carpules, i.e. ampoules or carpules provided with a needle

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  • the present invention relates to needle protection devices, and more specifically a needle protection device that could securely couple to a vial having a needle extending therefrom for preventing the needle, once contaminated, from being further exposed to the environment.
  • a needle protection device for use with a vial that contains medicament to be used with applicators such as the TUBEX and CARPUJECT applicators is disclosed in the aforenoted related '819 application.
  • One embodiment of the related device disclosed in the '819 application has a collar that slidably fits over the hub of a vial and secures thereto by means of a number of extending fingers.
  • Another embodiment of the '819 device has an open collar that mounts about the vial. A pair of interlocking extensions from the collar coact to secure the collar about the vial.
  • the present invention needle protection device is to be used with a vial or capsule that has a body and a neck extending therefrom.
  • the vial has a needle hub either interposed between the neck and the body of the vial or fitted over the neck of the vial.
  • a needle extending from the hub is fluidly connected to the vial.
  • the needle hub has a skirt portion that is movable along the neck of the vial.
  • the needle protection device of the instant invention has a needle protection housing hingedly or flexibly connected to an open ended collar.
  • the collar has a main portion that fits about at least a portion of the body of the vial, and an extension that fits about at least a portion of the neck of the vial.
  • the collar of the needle portion housing is snap fitted about the body and the neck of the vial.
  • the hub fitted over the neck of the vial is moved towards the body of the vial, so that the skirt portion thereof caps or overlaps the extension of the collar fitted about the neck of the vial.
  • the collar, and therefore the needle protection housing is securely coupled to the vial.
  • the housing only needs to be pivoted, relative to the collar, to the longitudinal axis of the vial, to thereby envelop the needle extending from the vial.
  • An improved syringe assembly is effected when a vial fitted with the needle protection housing as described above is placed in a vial applicator, such as for example a CARPUJECT applicator.
  • a vial applicator such as for example a CARPUJECT applicator.
  • a mechanism integral to the applicator is actuated to apply a biasing force against the body of the vial to force the skirt portion of the needle hub and the collar extension to move relatively towards each other, with the end result being that the collar extension is capped by the hub skirt portion, thereby firmly coupling the needle housing to the vial, which in turn is held by the biasing force within the cavity of the holder applicator.
  • a rod movable along the length of the applicator is mated to a plunger seal or gasket that is movable within the body of the vial for effecting a plunger, which, when pushed, will cause the medicament stored in the vial to be ejected out of the needle.
  • the needle is prevented from being further exposed by being enveloped by the needle housing of the syringe assembly.
  • FIG. 1 a is a top view of the needle protection device of the present invention, the housing of the device being positioned at right angle relative to the collar of the device to which it is flexibly or hingedly attached;
  • FIG. 1 b is an end view illustrating the hook in the housing of FIG. 1 a ;
  • FIG. 1 c is a cross-sectional view of the FIG. 1 a housing
  • FIG. 1 d is a side view of the FIG. 1 a device
  • FIG. 1 e is a front view of the collar of FIG. 1 a;
  • FIG. 1 f is an end view of the FIG. 1 d device
  • FIG. 1 g is a perspective view of the collar of the instant invention device showing an opening along the circumference of the collar;
  • FIG. 2 is an illustration of the inter-relationship among the device of FIG. 1 a , a vial to which the device is affixed, and a holder applicator for use with the vial;
  • FIG. 3 is an illustration of the improved syringe assembly of the present invention, sans the housing.
  • FIG. 4 is a semi-exposed partial view illustrating the interrelationship between the vial, the collar sans its housing that fits about the vial, the needle hub that fits over the neck of the vial, and the holder applicator whereinto the vial is placed.
  • a needle protection device 2 of the instant invention is shown to include a collar 4 and a needle housing 6 movably connected thereto by means of a flexible hinge 8 .
  • collar 4 is structured in the form of a non-fully closed ring, an opening 14 along its circumference providing the break to the collar.
  • Collar 4 is further shown to have a main portion 4 a and an extension 4 b .
  • the respective dimensions of portion 4 a and extension 4 b are configured to form fit about the corresponding body and neck of a vial, such as for example vial 16 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • Housing 6 of device 2 has formed along the length thereof a longitudinal slot 12 wherethrough a needle, such as for example needle 26 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, passes.
  • needle 26 is enveloped by housing 6 when the latter is pivoted in the direction designated by arrow 17 to a position along the longitudinal axis of vial 16 , or needle 26 .
  • a locking means is provided to housing 6 to fixedly retain needle 26 within housing 6 once needle 26 is enveloped by housing 6 .
  • Such locking means could be for example a latch or a hook 18 integrated to the inside of housing 6 that fixedly grasps needle 26 once finger 18 a of hook 18 snaps over needle 26 , as housing 6 is pivoted into alignment along the longitudinal axis of vial 16 .
  • vial 16 about which needle protection device 2 is fitted is shown to include a main body 16 a, a neck 22 extending from body 16 a, and a needle 26 extending from and in fluid communication with neck 22 .
  • a needle hub 20 covers the proximal end of needle 26 .
  • Hub 20 has a base 20 a that covers and seals neck 22 of vial 16 .
  • needle 26 is molded to and extends from hub 20 so as to be in fluid communication with the medicament stored in vial 16 .
  • Vial 16 is sealed at its other end by an elastomeric gasket 24 that is movable along its interior circumferential wall 16 a.
  • a screw 28 is molded to gasket 24 to provide connection thereto.
  • base 20 a extends from needle hub 20 .
  • base 20 a has a large cross-sectional area than that of the main body of hub 20 .
  • a void exists between neck 22 of vial 16 and base 20 a of hub 20 .
  • base 20 a forms a skirt that overlaps neck 22 of vial 16 .
  • This space provided by base 20 a is of a dimension sufficient to fit over extension 4 b of collar 4 , as best shown in the semi-exposed partial view of FIG. 4 .
  • housing 6 which in actuality is flexibly connected to collar 4 , is not shown in FIG. 4 .
  • hub 20 is not fixedly mounted to neck 22 of vial 16 . Rather, hub 20 is non-fixedly coupled to neck 22 such that it is movable longitudinally relative to neck 22 of vial 16 . Seizing onto this relationship between the needle hub and the vial, the inventor has designed collar 4 into the particular shape and structure as described herein so as to take full advantage of the relationship between hub 20 and neck 22 of the vial 16 .
  • collar 4 is designed to have a main portion 4 a that form fits about a portion of the main body of vial 16 and an extension 4 b that form fits about at least a portion of neck 22 that extends from the main body of vial 16 .
  • collar 4 is snap fitted about vial 16 .
  • collar 4 is made of a plastic material that has a given amount of flexibility so that collar 4 on either side of opening 16 would flex to accept and then embrace vial 16 , as collar 4 first flexes and then returns to its original state.
  • extension 4 b of collar 4 likewise form fits about at least a portion of neck 22 .
  • Holder 30 includes an elongated housing 32 having a cavity 33 .
  • One side of housing 32 is opened to the environment and an aperture 34 is formed at its opposing side.
  • Housing 32 further has an opening 52 at one of its ends and a finger grip base 44 formed its other end.
  • a bore extends through base 44 .
  • a cylinder 42 Inserted through the bore of base 44 is a cylinder 42 that extends from a base 46 of substantially similar shape to grip 44 .
  • Cylinder 42 has a groove 36 that mates with a bump protrusion (not shown) formed at a surface of the bore of base 44 for guiding cylinder 42 when it is turned in sync with the rotation of base 46 .
  • a bump protrusion not shown
  • a bore extends along the length of cylinder 42 .
  • a rod 48 freely coupled to base 46 through the bore of cylinder 42 , is movable along the length of holder 30 .
  • Rod 48 has a head 38 with a threaded portion 40 formed therein for mating with screw 28 extending from sealing gasket 24 of vial 16 .
  • Base 46 together with cylinder 42 extending therefrom, forms an actuable mechanism for securely maintaining vial 16 within holder 30 and for non-removably securing protection device 2 to vial 16 . Both objectives are achieved as follows.
  • Housing 32 is prepared to accept vial 16 .
  • base 46 is turned counterclockwise (or clockwise) to its lowermost position so as to lower a substantial portion of cylinder 42 into the bore of finger grip base 44 .
  • Vial 16 is then placed into cavity 33 of housing 32 , with opening 52 providing access for needle 26 , and hub 20 , extending from vial 16 to extend beyond holder 30 .
  • base 46 is turned in a counter direction to raise cylinder 42 towards vial 16 .
  • the top of cylinder 42 With base 46 turned to its extreme position, the top of cylinder 42 not only comes into contact with the lowermost end of vial 16 , but it also forces the uppermost portion of vial 16 into contact with shoulder 35 of housing 32 . See FIG. 4 .
  • a biasing force is applied against vial 16 and particularly against neck 22 thereof by the underside of shoulder 35 .
  • Line 50 of FIG. 2 illustrates how vial 16 , with needle protection device 2 already fitted thereto, is fitted within cavity 32 of holder 30 to effect the needle protection syringe assembly of FIG. 3 .
  • the syringe assembly of FIG. 3 operates as follows. With vial 16 properly fitted to holder 30 , and hub 20 being biased against neck 22 of vial 16 , rod 48 of holder 30 is mated to plunger 24 of vial 16 by threading portion 38 of rod 48 to screw 28 of gasket 24 . The combination of rod 48 and plunger 24 thus effects a plunger means for enabling the medicament stored in body 16 a of vial 16 to be ejected through needle 26 . This is done by rod 48 pushing gasket 24 towards neck 22 of vial 16 for ejecting the medicament out of needle 26 .
  • a vial absent the hub structure as described above may also be used to effect the syringe assembly of the instant invention.
  • a collar such as collar 4 discussed above is molded to form fit the neck of such hubless vial, i.e., body 4 a fitting about the body 16 while extension 4 b form fitting about a portion of neck 22 of vial 16 .
  • the collar is then acted upon by the same biasing force as discussed above, so that collar 4 is sandwiched between shoulder 35 of housing 32 and neck 22 of vial 16 so as to be securely held in place thereby.
  • shoulder 35 of housing 32 may be configured to have a slight concave portion for capping extension 4 b of collar 4 .
  • a housing protection housing such as 6 is pivotally connected to collar 4 .
  • Portion 40 of rod 48 could then be unthreaded from screw 28 of gasket 24 , and base 46 turned to lower cylinder 42 away from vial 16 , to thereby release its biasing force on vial 16 . Vial 16 could then be removed from holder 30 and discarded.

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